Bicentennial Anxiety: Why Mexicans Are Wary of 2010
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Saturday, December 19, 2009
BRING A SMILE TO THE FACE OF MANY CHILDREN, ELDERLY OR THOSE IN NEED DURING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON!
GREETINGS FROM BEAUTIFUL PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO!
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
WE WOULD LIKE TO BRING A SMILE TO THE FACE OF MANY CHILDREN, ELDERLY OR THOSE IN NEED DURING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON!
"THE GIFT OF GIVING"
Gift items accepted until January 5th, 2010
Villa Verano and the Puerto Vallarta Beach Club's Christmas trees are being put up at Villa Verano (www.VillaVerano.com) and at the Beach club, as they do each year, with an invitation to everyone living in or visiting Vallarta to drop off toys for the children of the orphanages and children of the dump, and any non-perishable food and clothing for the needy from December 6th to January 5th.
All will be distributed over the holidays on Christmas day morning and January 6th. Please feel free to drop off any gift item anytime during business hours at Villa Verano (next to Villa Las Puertas and Estralla Mar)– 430 Calle Santa Barbara, tel 222-1916 - Our friends Burt and Gerry also donated their Villas to the International Friendship Club home tour charity this week, this was the first time the new Beach Club Villas were open to the public since their recent completion. Great turn out!
For details and information
Contact Michael Holland or Ramuncho "Ray" Careme of PuertoVallartaVillas.com at
221.5495 or 415.704.0455
If you know anyone who wish to participate, please send an email to as many
friends, family, loved ones, co-workers; even your enemies... as long as you know where they are. :-) It's the Holidays! Make someone HAPPY!
If coming to Puerto Vallarta to visit, please make space in your luggage for a couple toys or clothing items! New is better, please... it is Christmas. (ex: Socks, tee shirts, shoes, jumping ropes, balls, puzzles, markers, spanish books, toy cars, small dolls, etc.)
Clothing is needed for kids age 2 to 6 mostly.
Takes very little space, very little time... HUGE reward!
The gift of giving!
It is for a wonderful cause.
Thank you very much in advance,
Happy Holiday Season to all,
Ray
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
WE WOULD LIKE TO BRING A SMILE TO THE FACE OF MANY CHILDREN, ELDERLY OR THOSE IN NEED DURING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON!
"THE GIFT OF GIVING"
Gift items accepted until January 5th, 2010
Villa Verano and the Puerto Vallarta Beach Club's Christmas trees are being put up at Villa Verano (www.VillaVerano.com) and at the Beach club, as they do each year, with an invitation to everyone living in or visiting Vallarta to drop off toys for the children of the orphanages and children of the dump, and any non-perishable food and clothing for the needy from December 6th to January 5th.
All will be distributed over the holidays on Christmas day morning and January 6th. Please feel free to drop off any gift item anytime during business hours at Villa Verano (next to Villa Las Puertas and Estralla Mar)– 430 Calle Santa Barbara, tel 222-1916 - Our friends Burt and Gerry also donated their Villas to the International Friendship Club home tour charity this week, this was the first time the new Beach Club Villas were open to the public since their recent completion. Great turn out!
For details and information
Contact Michael Holland or Ramuncho "Ray" Careme of PuertoVallartaVillas.com at
221.5495 or 415.704.0455
If you know anyone who wish to participate, please send an email to as many
friends, family, loved ones, co-workers; even your enemies... as long as you know where they are. :-) It's the Holidays! Make someone HAPPY!
If coming to Puerto Vallarta to visit, please make space in your luggage for a couple toys or clothing items! New is better, please... it is Christmas. (ex: Socks, tee shirts, shoes, jumping ropes, balls, puzzles, markers, spanish books, toy cars, small dolls, etc.)
Clothing is needed for kids age 2 to 6 mostly.
Takes very little space, very little time... HUGE reward!
The gift of giving!
It is for a wonderful cause.
Thank you very much in advance,
Happy Holiday Season to all,
Ray
Friday, December 18, 2009
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Puerto Vallarta has a new GLBT center geared especially toward young gay Mexicans. It is at the corner of Constitucion and Manuel M. Dieguez and offers classes en computers, English lessons, HIV testing and support groups for HIV+ individuals, a library, movies, and more--all free!
SETAC-GLBT Puerto Vallarta
SETAC-GLBT Puerto Vallarta
Monday, December 14, 2009
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Friday, December 11, 2009
Sunday, December 6, 2009
rain
It rained all night, and it's still raining. Sunday is usually the best day for the beach, but I guess not this Sunday. The tourists won't be happy, but my employee just brought me fresh tamales from outside the church--perfect for a rainy day.
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Friday, December 4, 2009
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Well, I have just watched my first group of Fiesta of Guadalupe celebrants pass my house. This one was quite large, led by a large group dressed in traditional Aztec costumes with feathered headresses, etc., followed by a large float with the Virgin of Guadalupe, then celebrants carrying candles, flowers, and baskets of food, then a band (tubas, drums, and all) playing the same song you hear in the video. The song is called "La Guadalupana". From now until Dec. 12 there will be groups representing all the hotels and major businesses in town as well as groups coming from outlying areas. They walk all the way (on my side of town they have to come through the mountains), often many miles. As they approach the cathedral, the church bells begin to ring. The plaza is already full of stalls selling food, handicrafts, etc. from this area. It really is quite pretty.
video of the Fiesta de Guadalupe in Puerto Vallarta
video of the Fiesta de Guadalupe in Puerto Vallarta
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